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serenity
What does serenity mean?
serenity (noun): a disposition free from stress or emotion.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use serenity in a sentence?
- I receive criticism and praise with the same serenity. (Tatoeba sentence #13297973 by rul, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce serenity?
/səˈɹɛnəti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does serenity come from?
From Middle English serenyte, from Old French serenité, from Latin serēnitās, equivalent to serene + -ity.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of serenity?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “serenity” mean?
the state of being combined into one body
Not quite: that's what fusion means.
a disposition free from stress or emotion
Right! That's what “serenity” means.
an event that results in a transformation
Not quite: that's what conversion means.
a public square with room for pedestrians
Not quite: that's what plaza means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “serenity”?
instruction
Not quite: instruction means something else.
tranquility
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exploration
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observation
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